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Receptacle

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-10-10
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Granted: 1963-03-26
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Expires: 1980-10-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James D Wilson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 10:28
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D21/00; B65D21/02; B65D21/04; B65D21/048

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 321 words
A RECEPTACLE CAPABLE OF BEING STACKED OR NESTED WITH RECEPTACLES OF LIKE CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING: A FIRST WIRE ROD EXTENDING AS A CLOSED RECTANGULAR LOOP AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE RECEPTACLE, SAID CLOSED RECTANGULAR LOOP HAVING SPACED AND PARALLEL SIDE PORTIONS AND HAVING SPACED AND PARALLEL END PORTIONS, SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID CLOSED RECTANGULAR LOOP BEING DISPOSED IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE WHEN THE RECEPTACLE IS IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION AND SAID END PORTIONS BEING DISPLACED DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE, A BOTTOM STRUCTURE FOR THE RECEPTACLE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF FURTHER WIRE RODS, SAID FURTHER WIRE RODS BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED AND PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER AND IN SPACED AND PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST WIRE ROD, SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID CLOSED RECTANGULAR LOOP EACH BEING DISPLACED OUTWARDLY FROM THE CORRESPONDING OUTERMOST ONES OF SAID FURTHER WIRE RODS FORMING SAID BOTTOM STRUCTURE, UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY SAID FIRST WIRE ROD ADJACENT THE CORNERS OF THE RECEPTACLE, SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS EACH EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST WIRE ROD AND EACH OF SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS HAVING AN UPWARDLY PROJECTING EXTREMITY, THE EXTREMITIES OF EACH OF SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS BEING DISPLACED OUTWARDLY FROM THE CORRESPONDING OUTERMOST ONES OF SAID FURTHER WIRE RODS FORMING SAID BOTTOM STRUCTURE, AND A PLURALITY OF WIRE LOOP LOWER SUPPORTING MEMBERS MOUNTED ON SAID BOTTOM STRUCTURE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE CORRESPONDING OUTERMOST ONES OF SAID FURTHER WIRE RODS AND IN RESPECTIVE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE UPWARDLY PROJECTING EXTEMITIES OF SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS, SO THAT THE RECEPTACLE MAY BE STACKED ON A LOWER LIKE RECEPTACLE WITH THE LOWER SUPPORTING MEMBERS THEREOF ENGAGING THE UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE LOWER RECPTACLE, AND SO THAT THE DISPLACING THE SAME LATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE LOWER RECEPTACLE SO THAT SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS ARE DISPLACED LATERALLY FROM SAID LOWER SUPPORTING MEMBERS AND THEN DROPPING THE SAME INTO NESTED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOWER RECEPTACLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 321 words
A RECEPTACLE CAPABLE OF BEING STACKED OR NESTED WITH RECEPTACLES OF LIKE CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING: A FIRST WIRE ROD EXTENDING AS A CLOSED RECTANGULAR LOOP AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE RECEPTACLE, SAID CLOSED RECTANGULAR LOOP HAVING SPACED AND PARALLEL SIDE PORTIONS AND HAVING SPACED AND PARALLEL END PORTIONS, SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID CLOSED RECTANGULAR LOOP BEING DISPOSED IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE WHEN THE RECEPTACLE IS IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION AND SAID END PORTIONS BEING DISPLACED DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE, A BOTTOM STRUCTURE FOR THE RECEPTACLE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF FURTHER WIRE RODS, SAID FURTHER WIRE RODS BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED AND PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER AND IN SPACED AND PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST WIRE ROD, SAID SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID CLOSED RECTANGULAR LOOP EACH BEING DISPLACED OUTWARDLY FROM THE CORRESPONDING OUTERMOST ONES OF SAID FURTHER WIRE RODS FORMING SAID BOTTOM STRUCTURE, UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY SAID FIRST WIRE ROD ADJACENT THE CORNERS OF THE RECEPTACLE, SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS EACH EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST WIRE ROD AND EACH OF SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS HAVING AN UPWARDLY PROJECTING EXTREMITY, THE EXTREMITIES OF EACH OF SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS BEING DISPLACED OUTWARDLY FROM THE CORRESPONDING OUTERMOST ONES OF SAID FURTHER WIRE RODS FORMING SAID BOTTOM STRUCTURE, AND A PLURALITY OF WIRE LOOP LOWER SUPPORTING MEMBERS MOUNTED ON SAID BOTTOM STRUCTURE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE CORRESPONDING OUTERMOST ONES OF SAID FURTHER WIRE RODS AND IN RESPECTIVE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE UPWARDLY PROJECTING EXTEMITIES OF SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS, SO THAT THE RECEPTACLE MAY BE STACKED ON A LOWER LIKE RECEPTACLE WITH THE LOWER SUPPORTING MEMBERS THEREOF ENGAGING THE UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE LOWER RECPTACLE, AND SO THAT THE DISPLACING THE SAME LATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE LOWER RECEPTACLE SO THAT SAID UPPER SUPPORTING MEMBERS ARE DISPLACED LATERALLY FROM SAID LOWER SUPPORTING MEMBERS AND THEN DROPPING THE SAME INTO NESTED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOWER RECEPTACLE.

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